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(11) EP 1 408 880 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(21) Application number: 02782481.2

(22) Date of filing: 16.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61F 2/06, B29C 55/22, A61L 27/16
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/015941
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/003946 (16.01.2003 Gazette 2003/03)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 03.07.2001 US 898415

(71) Applicant: Boston Scientific Limited
St. Michael (BB)

(72) Inventors:
  • SOWINSKI, Krzysztof
    Wallington, NJ 07057 (US)
  • HENDERSON, Jamie
    Oakland, NJ 07436 (US)
  • WOLEK, Howard
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950 (US)

(74) Representative: Wittop Koning, Tom Hugo 
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V.,P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

   


(54) EPTFE GRAFT WITH AXIAL ELONGATION PROPERTIES